A geeky mum's view of the world around her

Here I Go Again

This past year I have learnt something about myself… I am a comfort eater.

My Mum passed away last March and since then I have gained 3 stone. I am now the heaviest I have been since 2009 – I weigh more now than I did when I was 9 months pregnant with the kids!

That’s ok though. I am not going to be hard on myself. Food was my way of dealing with the horrible year I have had. I don’t drink alcohol, I don’t go out partying and I rarely get to spend a full night in my own bed – never mind stay there and hide from the world.

The line has been drawn and since the 1st of Feb I have been avoiding junk and eating healthier options. I am using My Fitness Pal, and so far I have stuck to it. I’m hoping to find time to fit in some form of exercise soon, but at the moment, I’m focussing on getting my eating habits on track.

I weighed in on 1st Feb at 199lb (14 stone, 3lb). I weighed in on Friday 10th at 13 stone 12lb. That’s a loss of 5lb in 10 days – I’m over the moon with that!

I haven’t worked out what my target is yet, but I am assuming it’ll be around 11 stone (154lb). I am bursting out of my UK size 16 jeans at the moment and want to be comfortably back in my size 14’s. I have been down to a size 12 in recent years, but I don’t think it’s realistic for me to maintain 1200 calories a day, so I’m going to settle for a weight I know I will be able to maintain.

My weigh in day is a Friday, and I’ll try to post at least a quick update on my blog every week. If you’re on My Fitness Pal, you can find me as “MotherGeek”.

I’ve joined in with GrumpyishMum’s Weight Loss Wednesday linky this week too, for some extra motivaiton. Why not check it out?